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Frank Harper writes to James Bronson Reynolds discussing strategy for approaching members of the board and the owner of the Farmers Union News, to garner favorable coverage for the Progressive Party. While the paper may not wish to take a public stance of support, it may assume an attitude that helps indirectly.
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1912-09-19
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends R. Lee Sharpe three photographs of Roosevelt and asks that they be returned.
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1912-09-19
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks R. K. Beymer for the political slogans that were printed in The Outlook.
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1912-09-16
Frank Harper thanks John Milliken Parker for his letter, which he will send on to Theodore Roosevelt. Harper will contact O. K. Davis, Secretary of the Progressive Committee, to arrange for Roosevelt to visit New Orleans.
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1912-09-16
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary returns a manuscript that Charles F. Clarke sent to Roosevelt. He thanks Clarke on Roosevelt’s behalf and explains that Roosevelt has seen it but was unable to read it due to his schedule. The secretary explains that Clarke’s letter was separated from the manuscript when Roosevelt’s mail was forwarded from Oyster Bay to the Progressive Headquarters and apologizes for the mix-up.
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1912-09-17
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that D. Davidson contact Judge Hundley, who is organizing Progressives in Alabama.
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1912-09-17
Frank Harper encloses a letter from George D. Chenowith and asks Borden D. Whiting to address the issue as head of the New Jersey Progressive organization. Harper considers Chenowith a stop-gap candidate and thinks the Progressives can make a strong showing in New Jersey.
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1912-09-17
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary apologizes to Alfred W. McCann that his request to meet with Roosevelt will have to be declined as he is very busy. He encourages McCann to take his issue to the Progressive Party headquarters.
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1912-09-06
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Paul G. Zimmerman for sending in his song. He hopes the song will be adopted for the campaign, but he has no influence over the selection.
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1912-09-07
Frank Harper has forwarded Gilson Gardner’s letter to Theodore Roosevelt. Harper is sure Roosevelt will be glad to hear of Gardner’s conversation with Governor Wilson. Harper will also send Roosevelt’s itinerary to Rickey, to see if Rickey can join Roosevelt on the train in the next few days.
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1912-09-04
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary will forward J. B. White’s letter to Oscar K. Davis in New York so that White’s request can be kept in mind. The secretary assures White that Roosevelt is trying to fit in a trip to Indianapolis before the election.
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1912-09-04
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary replies to C. R. Bailey on behalf of Roosevelt who is on his western campaign tour. His secretary tells Bailey that he is sending Bailey’s suggestions to campaign management. He also agrees with Bailey that the rich of the country and the newspapers are against Roosevelt, but the campaign was gaining support all over the country.
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1912-09-05
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary does not remember receiving Enos S. Costa’s letter of July 28, explaining Costa’s previous letter in which he offered his help in Roosevelt’s campaign in return for a government position should Roosevelt be elected. The secretary once again states that Roosevelt cannot promise positions to any of his supporters, but Roosevelt would be very grateful if Costa did help in the campaign especially among other Americans of foreign extraction.
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1912-09-05
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks H. D. W. English for sending a letter reporting that Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas had joined the Progressive Party. If Thomas wants to meet with Roosevelt while he is in the West, they will have to meet on the train. Roosevelt is not stopping in Wyoming, because it is controlled by the old political bosses, and he is reserving his time for places where he can do some good.
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1912-09-05
Theodore Roosevelt thanks A.C. Pilcher for the invitation to speak. Roosevelt promises to pass the request on to the managers of the Progressive Party in New York City, who will consider Pilcher’s request.
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1912-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt thanks L. J. Quinn for the speaking invitation, which Roosevelt has forwarded to the Progressive Party management. The party managers will consider Quinn’s request.
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1912-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt thanks H. H. Stone for the invitation to speak. Roosevelt will forward the request to the Progressive Party managers. Roosevelt explains that he receives many offers and invitations for speaking engagements and he can not possibly accept them all.
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1912-09-03
Father Curran has sent R. H. Thomas’s kind invitation on to Theodore Roosevelt. However, Roosevelt’s secretary informs Thomas that Roosevelt will not be able to accept the Great Grangers’ Interstate Picnic Exhibition invitation because he has already started his campaign trip west.
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1912-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt remembers John F. Duncan and still has the paperweight Duncan gave him. Roosevelt has forwarded Duncan’s letter to Oscar K. Davis, requesting that Davis help Duncan organize a Progressive club.
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1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Oliver Randolph that Roosevelt has forwarded his letters to the Progressive Party Headquarters for consideration.
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1912-08-22